Photronics
PLAB
189 hedge funds and large institutions have $524M invested in Photronics in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 23
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 187 → 189 (+2)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 61
0.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.84% → 95.16% (-0.68%)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $607M → $524M (-$83.8M)
89% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $9K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.32M |
| 2 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$2.91M |
| 3 |
MSL
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
|
+$2.51M |
| 4 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$2.25M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$2.13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$4.89M |
| 2 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$3.48M |
| 3 |
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.01M |
| 4 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$2.91M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$2.65M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
189 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $524M — down 14% from $607M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new PLAB positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.32M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $4.89M.
- 189 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2019, up from 187 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $524M of Photronics stock for Q2 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.32M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $4.89M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.